The congressman leading the House investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged Kremlin ties, once equated the use of Mexican entertainers to Russian cyber attacks.

"The Democrats brought in Mexican soap opera stars, singers and entertainers who had immense influence in those communities into Las Vegas, to entertain, get out the vote and so forth,” Mike Conaway told The Dallas Morning News in January.

The Texas congressman who took over the House Intelligence Committee investigation from Representative Devin Nunes after he stepped down amid an ethics inquiry into him, added: “Those are foreign actors, foreign people, influencing the vote in Nevada. You don’t hear the Democrats screaming and saying one word about that.”

Asked whether the Democrat's use of Mexican entertainers is on par with the Russian hack of Democratic National Committee emails, Mr Conaway said yes.

Leaked during the presidential election, their release was seen as damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign.